Bulimic "flare" up??

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Registered: 05-14-2003
Bulimic "flare" up??
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Thu, 04-12-2007 - 12:20pm

This is my first time to this board. Though I am an avid poster on a couple of others.

I was bulimic for 8years(purging probably 5-7 times daily). I haven't been that way in a long time. I do still have a gag reflex that will cause me to puke over the most minor of things.

But lately I have been struggling with it again. I have always still purged on occasion but lately it is at least once a day sometimes twice. I am not binging but purging reasonable sized healthy meals.

I do want to add that the past 18 months have been extremely stressful for me, mom committed suicide, we moved 500 miles away, DH took a lower paying job, I had 2 MAJOR surgeries that were life threatening.

I would love any advice I can get. I am not thin(actually overweight sadly).....

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Registered: 12-13-2006
Thu, 04-12-2007 - 1:22pm

Hello 2locachicas!


It's a good thing that you are able to acknowledge that you still have an issue with bulimia. Try to really think back at what helped you before to calm down the urge. Sometimes when you are in an extremely situation it is so much easier to resort to your past ED behavior because it was easy to do and reliable.

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Registered: 02-12-2007
Thu, 04-12-2007 - 4:37pm

Try your hardest to not slip back into bulimia because even though it feels like a good way to deal with things it will only make things 100 times worse. I'm so sorry that you are going through a hard time. But just remember it will only make you stronger! God has a plan for you and these things happened to you for a reason. Even though you may not understand way these things happened to you God knows. He loves you more than you will ever know. I'll be praying for you!

~Alex~

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Registered: 09-06-2005
Thu, 04-12-2007 - 6:38pm

Hi 2locachicas, and welcome to the ed board.


You really have been through a lot.

 

 

~Diana~